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koala

(kō ä′lə)

noun

an Australian, tailless, tree-dwelling animal that is the only species (Phascolarctos cinereus) of a family (Phascolarticidae) of marsupials with thick, gray fur, sharp claws, and large, tufted ears: it resembles a small bear and feeds exclusively on eucalyptus leaves and buds

Origin: < kūlla, native name in Australia

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noun

An arboreal Australian marsupial (Phascolarctos cinereus) that has dense grayish fur, large ears, and sharp claws and feeds chiefly on the leaves of eucalyptus trees.

Origin:

Origin: Probably from misreading of earlier coola, koolah

Origin: , from Dharuk gula, gulawan^y

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